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PCGS Number: 390906 Coin Date: 1861-O Denomination (Short): 50c Denomination (Long): 50 Cents Variety: CSA Obverse, Die Crack Variety 2: FS-401, W-11 Desg: MS Mint Mark: O Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper Mintage: 2,532,633 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Liberty Seated half dollar Coinage Years: 1839-1866 Mint Location: New Orleans Diameter: 30.6 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 12.44 Weight (Ounces): 0.475 Designer: Christian Gobrecht Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Lady liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 Stars frame the periphery with the date at the bottom middle under the rock. Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOL. around the periphery. General Notes: This is the specific die variety sought by collectors of CSA obverse Seated half dollar. The high valuations are reserved for the coins with a visible die crack from the bridge of Liberty's nose up to the rim to the denticle right of star 7. Other so-called CSA obverse half dollars without this die crack trade much closer in value to the regular 1861-O half dollar. PCGS #: 390906 NGC ID: 24J8
